Great Big Sea - Lucky Me

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

– chords played as follows : –
D : xx0232
G : 320033
A : 00222
xbm : x24432

[ intro ] ( x2 )
D , G , A , D
D , G , A

[ verse 1 ]
D G A D
he was born a sailors son ,
G D A
nothing came easy or free ,
D G A D
he suffered the squalls , all the rises and falls ,
G D A
and everything else in between .

[ pre – chorus 1 ]
G A D Bm
but he says storms always fade after they’ve had their way ,
G A
they’re never as bad as they seem .

[ chorus ]
G A D Bm
as long as the rivers still run to the seas ,
G A Bm
hey lucky you lucky me ,
G A D
hey lucky you lucky me .

[ instrumental ] ( x1 )
D , G , A , D
D , G , A

[ verse 2 ]
who’d ever thought for a moment ,
she’d have to grow up so fast ,
school beauty queen with a child at sixteen ,
swore that her fortunes had passed .

[ pre – chorus 2 ]
but blessings can hide in the strangest disguise ,
i know that she would agree .

[ chorus ]
as long as the rivers still run to the seas ,
hey lucky you lucky me ,
hey lucky you lucky me .

[ instrumental ] ( x3 )
D , G , A , D
D , G , A

[ verse 3 ]
hey look at me in the spotlight ,
ripped jeans and rock and roll hair ,
feeling so cool but i’d be such a fool ,
singing to no one out there .

[ pre – chorus 3 ]
so hey take a bow every band needs a crowd ,
and i’ve got a song we can sing .

[ chorus ]
as long as the rivers still run to the seas ,
hey lucky you lucky me ,
hey lucky you lucky me ,
hey lucky you lucky me .

[ outro ] ( x6 )
D , G , A , D
D , G , A

[ fade out ]